| mister_tmg
Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points | I’ve been collecting 78s by Bob and Alf Pearson for about five years now, with a friend who shares the collection. Unfortunately there are some Bob and Alf 78s which have proven to be incredibly elusive. A long shot maybe, but I wondered if anyone here could help. This is what I can’t find:
Private recording - Love’s Old Sweet Song
In A Kitchenette From Film "Gold Diggers on Broadway" / You Fell in Love with the Moonlight (alternate take)
Piccadilly No. 530
Speaking of Kentucky Days / Molly - The Melody Boys
Octacros 406
Speaking of Kentucky Days / Molly - The Melody Boys (my copy is cracked)
Metropole 1285
Happy Feet From "King of Jazz" Paul Whiteman's Film / Songs That I Heard At Mother's Knee
Broadcast 585
Unless / Masquerading In The Name Of Love
Rex 8133
Medley of Beautiful Songs
Rex 8210
You're The One I Care For / Shout ! For Happiness (take 1)
Broadcast Twelve Super 3043
Wond'ring (take 1) / Lovely Little Silhouette (take 1)
Imperial 2689
Rambling Down The Roadway / Strangers
Imperial 2727
You're More Than All The World To Me (Gracie Fields' Film "Looking On The Bright Side") (take 2) / After To-Night We Say "Good-bye" (Gracie Fields' Film "Looking On The Bright Side")
Imperial 2775
Thoughts Of Yesterday Part 1 / Part 2 (take 2)
Imperial 2798
Do You Recall / Night After Night
Imperial 2838
In The Moonlight (Film "The Kid from Spain") / Let Me Give My Happiness To You (Film "The Good Companions")
Imperial 2854
My Wishing Song / Moon Song
Imperial 2862
When Old Friends Are Drifting Apart / It's Time To Sing "Sweet Adeline" Again
Imperial 2891
Mary Rose (Gracie Fields' Film: "This week of Grace") / Happy Ending
Imperial 2900
In Big Bits of Big Hits
Parlophone F. 2401
Dance band vocals
The King's Horses (And the King's Men) Fox-trot / The Love Waltz From "The Love Waltz"
Unison 656
The Midnight Merrymakers [Harry Bidgood]
You're the One I Care For Fox-trot (take 1) / When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver
Broadcast 702
Lew Sylva And His Band [Harry Bidgood]
Shoo The Hoodoo Away From "Swing High" Fox-trot / With My Guitar And You
Broadcast Super Twelve 2581
Al Benny's Broadway Boys [Harry Bidgood]
Dust (from "Children of Pleasure") / Telling It To The Daisies
Broadcast Super Twelve 2582
Al Benny's Broadway Boys [Harry Bidgood]
Confessin' (That I Love You) / I'm Needin' You
Broadcast Super Twelve 2596
The Manhattan Melody Makers [Harry Bidgood]
Rollin' Down The River / Where Can You Be?
Broadcast Super Twelve 2604
The New York Night Birds [Harry Bidgood]
What Good Am I Without You? / Nobody Cares If I'm Blue
Broadcast Super Twelve 2609
Ted Summer's Dance Devils [Harry Bidgood]
On A Little Balcony In Spain (take 1) Fox-trot / When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver (waltz)
Broadcast Super Twelve 3038-A
Jack Phillips' Melodians [Harry Bidgood]
Fiesta (take 2) Rumba Rhythm Fox-trot / You're Twice As Nice As That Girl In My Dreams (take 1) Fox-trot
Broadcast Super Twelve 3068-A
The Manhattan Melodymakers [Harry Bidgood]
Oh ! Donna Clara Fox-trot
Sterno 598 (label has sticker on it)
Benny Loban & His Music Weavers
When The Sun Says "Goodnight" To The Mountain / I Want The Whole World To Love You
Rex 8956
Primo Scala and his Accordeon Band
On With the Show (1932) Part 1 / Part 2 (take 3)
Imperial 2695
Jack Payne & His Band
Jack Payne's Party - Part 1 / Part 2 (take 1)
Imperial 2778
Featuring Jack Payne And Exclusive Imperial Artistes
A Little Church Around The Corner / Alone With All My Memories Of You
Eclipse 779
Don Porto's Novelty Accordion Band
They all date from the 1930s except the Parlophone one, which is from 1950. I’ve included the alternative takes, as different pressings would have had these, but I have another take of those records. I’m not sure of the Broadcast 78 takes, as they need checking again.
The other 78s in this list must have survived in very small numbers - if they have survived at all.
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